Enumeration of Heat-Treated Probiotics in Functional Beverages
Heat-stressed L. rhamnosus GG cells recovered culturability when incubated with catalase under anaerobic conditions, restoring CFU counts to AFU-equivalent levels and confirming true resuscitation rather than growth.
Authors
- Orlaith O’Connell
- Sinéad B. Bleiel
- Séamus McSweeney
- Linda Carroll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0876-2336)
- Barry Moran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8243-1079)
- Gonzalo Saiz-Gonzalo
- Sara Arroyo-Moreno
- Shima Joy
Institutions
- Trinity College (CA)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- AnaBio Technologies (Ireland) (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of AOAC International
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jaoacint/qsag024
- Primary Topic
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00